Law LLB (Hons) – University of Sunderland

• Legal Skills and Methods 

Students of the law school will study English law and its special features, will know the function of the courts and their jurisdiction, the principle of the adjudicated, the various approaches to legal interpretation and the legal profession.

• Practical Contract Law

Students will learn about contract law, the conditions for concluding a contract, the rights and obligations of the parties, as well as the consequences of violating the terms of a contract.

• Criminal Law

Students will study criminal law, the objective and subjective nature of an offense, the general categorization of offenses, and the application of criminal principles to specific offenses against persons, such as murder, homicide, assault, bodily harm, and offenses of property, such as theft, robbery, burglary, criminal damage.

• Criminal Procedure

  Students will explore the criminal process, the substance and local jurisdiction of the criminal courts, the prosecution, the granting of bail, the commencement of the trial and the rules in conducting and terminating it.

• Public Law and the Law of the European Union 

Students will study the relationship between the British Constitution and the European Union, the political and legal aspects of this relationship, as well as the basic principles on which the EU has relied, such as rules and basic legitimacy and competition law. .

• Fundamental Legal Skills 

Students will be taught all the necessary skills to practice law successfully. Law studies require students to be able to use a specific set of skills that includes critical reading and thinking, legal research, proper reporting, accurate writing, note-taking, summary and time management.

• Property Law and Practice 

Students will study the law of property, such as ownership, jurisdiction, possession and the rights conferred by immovable and movable property, the transfer of title and the contract of sale, as well as the concepts of co-ownership, adverse possession and facilities.

• Family Law and Practice

Students will deal with the law governing marriage, political cohabitation, cohabitation and the resolution of disputes arising after the dissolution of the above relations, as well as the law governing parenthood, parental responsibility and private law disputes concerning childcare arrangements.

• Introduction to Professional Practice 

Students will be introduced to the practice of law which will include the analysis of complex and changing situations in matters of clients, the appropriate legal and strategies, the evaluation of relevant ethical issues and the reflection on the operation of law in practice.

• Practical Tort Law 

Students will study the tort of negligence and the in-depth examination of the required elements. During the program they will be introduced to the concept of due diligence, breach of duty and, finally, the rules on causality in both law and practice. Special areas will also be considered, such as the psychiatric injury in the tort of negligence and the calculation of the awarded compensation.

• Law in Society 

Students will examine how society is defined, what communities exist in today's society, whether these communities need protection, and whether state protection intervention is required. The question will also be considered whether society would be self-regulating simply if there were no law and a better understanding of the impact of law in all aspects of daily life.

• Law of Evidence

Students will learn to understand the law of criminal evidence. During the program they will learn to examine the evidence at the stages of a criminal case, starting with investigating what the evidence is, as well as the weight and pattern of the evidence. They will also study the right to silence, evidence of character, rumors, confessions, expert testimony, illegally obtained evidence and witnesses.

• Equity and Trusts Law 

Students will study what trust law is, how a trust can be created, valid and invalid trusts, charitable and non-charitable trusts, and the development of trusts their current uses.

• Family Law 

Students will examine family law in detail. They will study what the family is legally, the role of law in family life, human rights, coexistence, cohabitation agreement, marriage, divorce and divorce, money and property after divorce / dissolution, its meanings parenting, resolving civil disputes concerning children and the rights of children and parents.

• Counter Terrorism Law 

Students will study the legal framework of organized crime and terrorism, institutions and organizations, preventive counterterrorism legislation, terrorist offenses, human rights issues, international and economic perspectives, and money laundering.

• Public International Law 

Students will study the nature of public international law and the particular elements of international legal argumentation, key features of international law, sources, adjudication and enforcement of international law, the structure of the international community and participants in the international legal system.

• Medical Law 

Students will study the law governing medical and healthcare, the legal framework governing assisted reproduction, research and experimentation, organ donation, medical negligence, the treatment of patients who are unable to consent, and end-of-life care, as special emphasis will be placed on the ethical issues that arise in the context of medical care.

• Crime Justice and Society 

Students will explore the field of criminology. Specifically, they will focus on the study of crime, perpetrators, the criminal justice system, penitentiary systems, the general understanding of crime and the socio-legal view of crime and justice.

* Modules may change each year